Craig Young and TUANZ
Had a good chat last night at the Spark Wholesale Christmas bash with my friend Craig Young, CEO of TUANZ the past several years. I told...
Are the Mobile Black Spots in Trouble?
Today’s announcement that Andrew Button has resigned suddenly as CEO of the Rural Connectivity Group is bad news on two fronts. First,...


A profound experience in the Aniseed Valley
8 April, 2019 My mission of writing company profiles promoting the members of WISPA.NZ continues, and a few days ago took me into the...
Sad news - Christopher Michael O'Connell RIP
Chris O'Connell, my friend and one-time business partner - passed away in Wellington this past weekend. Chris had endured a series of...
Digital Health Records - a Warning
An excellent article here in e-Health News where Dr Will Reedy of Spark argues that if the health sector or Government doesn't make...
Commissioner Focuses on Health IT Shortcomings
I'm starting to get my head a round a presentation I'm giving in a few weeks at the HINZ - Health Informatics NZ - Conference in...
Health - a Digital Laggard
HEALTH - A DIGITAL LAGGARD. DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PLAN Presentation to the ITX Conference, Wellington, Wednesday 11 July 2018 Ernie...
TUANZ Rural Symposium - My Presentation
UPDATE - Here's the video version of the presentation Yesterday I presented the keynote address at the annual TUANZ rural event in...
Telecomms - a Ten Year Flashback
Cleaning out a drawer I came across this speech I gave a decade ago to the annual Telecommunications Summit in Auckland. The year 2008...
Air NZ's Creeping Exit
I just about cheered this morning at Minister Shane Jones' cutting rejoinder to Air New Zealand. Their Board had loftily told him to mind...